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Tony Burke

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Tony Burke is assistant general secretary of Unite; President of the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions; a member of the TUC executive committee and general council, a member of the Labour Party National Policy Forum, Trade Union co-ordinator for the Morning Star newspaper and chair of the Campaign For Trade Union Freedom.  He writes for Left Foot Forward on international issues, trade, skills, and workers’ and union rights.
As well as LFF, he contributes to the Morning Star, TUC's Stronger Unions website, Unite Live, CSEU website and blogs at his own Power In A Union.

The UK’s digital skills divide is becoming a chasm. Here’s how to tackle it

Tony Burke
19 April, 2021 (4 days ago)

As employer demand for digital skills continues to grow, the report shows that digital skills training has is declining.

MPs and business leaders back stronger workers’ rights. When will they act?

Tony Burke
23 March, 2021

New polling shows that stronger workers’ rights aren’t just popular among the left.

The UK must not support hard-right Aussie for OECD boss

Tony Burke
18 February, 2021

Matthias Cormann is bidding to be secretary-general of the rich countries’ club.

Trade deal

How the trade deal Boris Johnson is pursuing threatens workers’ rights

Tony Burke
1 February, 2021

The danger is that Johnson is eager to get a deal, so he could accept whatever terms the CPTPP countries demand.

Why Johnson’s hopes for a speedy US trade deal are in tatters

Tony Burke
26 January, 2021

Biden is in no hurry to do a deal with the UK, whatever the PM might believe.

Corporate-led trade deals are coming to Britain – and unions have to be ready

Tony Burke
5 January, 2021

The Tories are trying to shut workers out of Britain’s post-Brexit trade deals, writes Unite’s Tony Burke.

Joe Biden

Biden’s pick for top labour cabinet job could have massive implications for US workers’ rights

Tony Burke
30 November, 2020

The big prize for US unions is who Biden will appoint as Secretary of Labor to replace arch-conservative Eugene Scalia.

Union movements: Potential UK-Norway trade deal must not be a race to the bottom

Tony Burke
23 November, 2020

Trade unions in UK and Norway have set out clear principles for a future trade agreement.

Trade deal

Big questions over UK’s economic future as the world’s biggest trade deal is signed

Tony Burke
16 November, 2020

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership will create Asia’s largest free trade zone

Unions worry this ‘rushed’ UK trade deal could undermine labour standards in east Africa

Tony Burke
11 November, 2020

The UK government is pushing through trade deals before the Brexit transition period ends. But at what cost?

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